Agenda:

Below is an outline of the conference programme.

The afternoon includes 2 breakout sessions, each offering a choice of 8 workshops. When registering, delegates will be asked to select their first and second preferences for each breakout session.

For further information, please click on the Workshop List to view workshop details.

 

09:00-10:00 Registration and Refreshments

10:00-10:05 Welcome and Housekeeping

10:05-10:15 Strategic Overview

Owen Evans HMCI, Estyn and Dr. Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, CEO, Dysgu

10:15-10:30 Keynote Address

Welsh Government

10:30-10:45 Estyn’s Enhanced Focus on Reading

Liz Miles, Assistant Director Estyn

10:45-11:15 An Overview of CAL:ON’s Work

Professor Manon Jones, CAL:ON

11:15-11:45 Break

11:45-12:30 Developing a Whole School Reading Strategy

Liz Miles, Assistant Director Estyn & Dr. Cameron Downing, CAL:ON 

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:25 Breakout 1: A Choice of 8 Workshops

  1. Driving literacy standards in Secondary schools (English language)

  2. Driving literacy standards in Secondary schools (Welsh language) 

  3. Early reading progression – the Importance of pre reading skills  (Primary, English language)  

  4. Early reading progression – the Importance of pre reading skills  (Primary, Welsh language)  

  5. Addressing inequality through reading  (All sectors, English language) 

  6. Addressing inequality through reading  (All sectors, Welsh language) 

  7. CAL:ON – supporting Year 7 readers (Welsh language) 

  8. Supporting a love of reading in Special schools (Bilingual) 

14:25-15:20 Breakout 2: A Choice of 8 Workshops

  1. Advanced reading skills: fluency and accuracy, and reading for understanding  (Secondary, English language)

  2. Advanced reading skills: fluency and accuracy, and reading for understanding  (Secondary, Welsh language) 

  3. Advanced reading skills: fluency and accuracy, and reading for understanding  (Primary, English language)  

  4. Advanced reading skills: fluency and accuracy, and reading for understanding  (Primary, Welsh language)  

  5. Addressing inequality through reading  (All sectors, English language) 

  6. Addressing inequality through reading  (All sectors, Welsh language) 

  7. CAL:ON – supporting Year 7 readers (English language) 

  8. Supporting a love of reading in Special schools (Bilingual) 

15:20-15:30 Closing Messages